Simple framework for running WP imports via command line

wp-php-cli.php

<?php
/**
 * A framework for using the command line for big 
 * WordPress import projects.
 */

// Identify that script must run from command line.
if (php_sapi_name() !== 'cli') {
  die("This script is meant to be run from the command line");
}

// Prevent script from timing out.
set_time_limit(0);
ini_set('max_execution_time', 0);

/**
 * Gets the basepath for WordPress.
 */
function find_wordpress_base_path() {
  $dir = dirname(__FILE__);

  do {
    if( file_exists($dir."/wp-config.php") ) {
      return $dir;
    }
  } while($dir = realpath("$dir/.."));

  return null;
}

// Initialize WordPress.
define('BASE_PATH', find_wordpress_base_path()."/");
define('WP_USE_THEMES', false);
global $wp, $wp_query, $wp_the_query, $wp_rewrite, $wp_did_header, $wpdb;
require(BASE_PATH . 'wp-load.php');

/*
 * You're all set at this point. You can run queries and WordPress
 * functions.  Echo any required output to the command line screen.
 */

echo "\r\n";
echo "************************************************************\r\n";
echo "BEGIN NEW RUN \r\n";
echo "************************************************************\r\n";
echo "\r\n";


// Your processing can go here. 
// Add any necessary globals (already included $wp, $wp_query, $wp_the_query, $wp_rewrite, $wp_did_header, $wpdb)


//fclose( $log );
echo "\r\n";
echo "Done!";
echo "\r\n";
echo "\r\n";
// The end...